Due to the injuries suffered by Jasmine in the fight against the huge spiders, Gus spent the remainder of his day at the ranch, tending to Jasmine and helping his parents with feeding and taking care of the other Pokemon, while Amber bounced happily around him. In the late afternoon he spent a couple of hours tutoring Belladonna. Soon enough, he felt that Belladonna could become smart enough that he could teach her to talk like Amber could.

Gus whistled softly to himself as he strolled along a somewhat isolated patch of sand alongside Lilycove Beach. He had gotten there early so that he could wander the beachfront and maybe get some training in, or catch a new Pokemon. He had done the same a couple of days ago, and gotten a Shellder (Aloysius) in return. This time, he was hoping for something else.

Currently, he had Amber, Aeris, Belladonna, Bloom, and Aloysius with him. Their tangle with the spiders the other day had left Jasmine knocked out, so he had made her rest back at home. His Raticates he had also left at the ranch after stumbling upon them "getting busy". He grinned to himself and wondered if he would be getting a baby Ratata or two in a couple of days. The purple rodents had become very popular nowadays, ever since the current Indigo League Champion beat the Elite Four using one.

As he wandered along, he thought he heard a noise over by some rocks. He went to investigate and found...

Gus blinked as he peered over the rocks and saw a half-dozen large, pink animals lolling dozily in the sun. He saw that there were two small ones, looking freshly-hatched, and two more relatively older ones. They were watched over by two big ones.

"Huh. Slowpokes. Do I even want to...? Meh, sure, why not? I'll see if catching one of them gets their attention."

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He stepped out from behind the rock, standing around 3 meters away from the creatures, who were grouped together in a small circle. To his amusement, the creatures lived up to their name and paid him no attention. Taking an empty Pokeball from his bag, he tossed it at the closest one.

Belladonna stuck out one of her hand roses. It glowed white, then shot multiple glowing crescents at the Slowpoke. After a three-second delay, the pain registered and the Slowpoke let out a guttural cry, alerting the rest of them who began to take notice. The other big one moved closer to stand beside the one in pain, while the mid-sized one tried to herd the two babies back into the water.

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[Slowpoke Lv9, Slowpoke Lv6, and Slowpoke Lv20 are trying to flee! Roll 12 or higher to escape!][Slowpoke Lv33 attempts to use Water Gun! Roll for accuracy!][Slowpoke Lv31 attempts to use Water Gun! Roll for accuracy!]

The two baby Slowpokes managed to dive off into deeper waters, with the mid-sized one staying behind. At the same time, the two big Slowpokes both fired a blast of water out of their mouths and towards Belladonna.